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What is Blackboard?

As learner lifestyles change, you need an inclusive, flexible, and insightful LMS to provide engaging educational experiences and meet the needs of learners from all backgrounds. Strategically focused on making instructors more effective and efficient, Blackboard® is pioneering the use of AI to inspire and streamline the course-building process, has new flexible grading tools that make grading less grating, and provides in-line insights that make it easier to identify and engage with students who need support. And with the fastest rate of product development on the market, we're just getting started. Powered by a community of millions of learners, instructors and administrators across more than 70 countries, Blackboard is designed in collaboration with educators, and truly is the LMS for modern teaching and learning. Visit Anthology.com/learn to see what’s new. 

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Blackboard is a scalable, reliable foundation for a world-class learning experience. Our flexible learning platform enables you to extend online learning, increase engagement and optimize learning outcomes.


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Anthology
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Year Founded
1988
HQ Location
Boca Raton, FL
Twitter
@AnthologyInc
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4,691 employees on LinkedIn®
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800.483.9106
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Anthology delivers education and technology solutions so that students can reach their full potential and learning institutions thrive. Millions of students around the world are supported throughout their education journey via Anthology’s ecosystem of flagship SaaS solutions and supporting services, including the award-winning Blackboard® (LMS), Anthology® Student (SIS/ERP), and Anthology® Reach (CRM). Through the Power of Together, we are uniquely inspiring educators and institutions with innovation that is meaningful, simple and intelligent to help customers redefine what’s possible and create life-changing opportunities for people everywhere. www.anthology.com.


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Vinicius C.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
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"Blackboard is a leading provider in teaching and learning, offering excellent support."
Our institution is making an exciting transition from Blackboard Original to Blackboard Ultra course view. The Ultra platform boasts a range of inn...
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Assaf Y.
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Director de Innovación Educativa
Education Management
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Blackboard?

The platform has the tools and minimum resources to teach courses in the online mode Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

To my way of seeing one of the resources that works in an unwanted way is the WIKI Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blackboard:

It is a platform that meets the requirements to implement the online training modality Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

It was the platform selected by the institution to implement online courses Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Justin M.
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What do you like best about Blackboard?

It's efficient with few distractions once you figure out where to find what you need. I have used it only from the standpoint of a student, and until I figured out where the items needed were located, it was a confusing experience. However, once that is figured out, Blackboard Learn manages an online class as good or better than other software I have used, and especially better than the competitor made by Edmodo. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

The software looks dated, and the forum function has no innovated features or design. The first time I used the software, the layout and the links were easily labeled or placed, and I felt like there was a steep learning curve to becoming efficient in the program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blackboard:

Simple, efficient, gets the job done. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

I am able to take part in virtual online book studies and professional development classes using Blackboard Learn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Blackboard has worked great at its base for managing classes and content Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

Supporting blackboard is like pulling teeth as many of their features will break inconsistently on different browsers and blackboard themselves have claimed to not support Safari at times. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

We needed online classroom management and we used blackboard Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anastasia M.
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Education Management
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What do you like best about Blackboard?

I like that Blackboard is cloud-based and be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection. It makes accomplishing work and grading assignments very convenient. It is nice that it can hold so many different types of content such as videos, pdf, etc without having to leave the site. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

I think there needs to be a better introduction to Blackboard for first-time users. I found it rather difficult to navigate at first and took awhile to get used to. I found it difficult to find my notifications and dismiss them, I also have viewed notifications and found it hard to dismiss them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

It makes grading student assignments very easy and allows for quick feedback. I feel like I can really communicate with them without being face to face. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

I like Blackboard because it is user friendly and helps me navigate my coursework, and the corresponding elements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

As part of an Institutional Effectiveness office as an intern, there was a discussion about how Blackboard did not track learning outcomes assessment well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blackboard:

Blackboard is a useful way for students to track their progress and access some necessary tools to be successful in the classroom. For the professor or GA, it allows for an easy grading system that can keep track of the work of your students, and therefore you as a professor/GA, for future implementation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

Using Blackboard allows students to access their coursework on a familiar interface, and allows faculty and GA/TAs to grade, communicate, and set up their courses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chantal M.
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Assistant Director of Health Promotion
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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Blackboard is pretty user-friendly. Our IT department uploads students to classes, so from the user perspective, it's simple to use. You can add test and exams for students to complete via multiple choice, and the system automatically grades them for you. They also have a great platform discussion board threads. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

While our IT department does upload student users to classrooms, it can be hard to navigate when a student is not listed because they signed up for a course too late. I also wish there was an option for video chatting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blackboard:

Consider using Blackboard if there is technical support at your institution or company that can support technical issues. Blackboard is great, but a part of my experience is due to the fact that I don't have to troubleshoot technical issues myself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps manage students that are enrolled in online training programs or classes (online or in-person). It also helps with grading and seeing who has completed training requirements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mounika C.
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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Blackboard beats the competition - hands down. I've used this software for over 3 years as a student as well as teaching assistant.

They constantly improve the software. It's very fluid. Grading is a breeze.

The interface is decently easy to use but you can miss some updates if you don't check it very often

.Likewise, it keeps my students in touch with me - and each other.

There are so many options for creating assignments, allowing students to view content, or interact with each other.

I love using Blackboard Learn.

The menus are clean and simple

Easy to navigate the menus, different screens and options

Saves time and energy than going to an actual classroom

love the ability to reach all of students or any subgroup in multiple ways.

For example, personalized announcement, group emails, meeting and grading in realtime, scheduling office hours, and getting notifications are just a few of the native services, and each can be customized.

I believe that blackboard is a good system, but it could use some improvement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

It is only as good as the instructor who sets it up.

blackboard is easy to use, but if the instructor is not computer savvy (or lazy) then you can have a difficult time using the software.

Maybe blackboard is harder to set up as an instructor than it is to use as a student Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blackboard:

Blackboard's ease of use has made Blackboard an everlasting tool at our school. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's a great product! Finding all my grades were easily accessible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Taylor S.
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Marketing and Communications Graduate Assistant
Higher Education
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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Blackboard is very easy to use for multiple functions. I am able to upload documents, sort them, customize the look and feel of my coursepage, add links, and update grades all in one place. I am also able to message students right in the platform. It's a very integrated platform that's easy to use and allows me to do multiple things in one, convenient place. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

Blackboard's design is a bit outdated. The platform itself could look a little more modern. Also, I have experienced some technical glitches in the past. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blackboard:

I would definitely recommend this software. I have previously used other platforms such as Angel and this is by far the best. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

Blackboard allows me to perform my job as a teacher with ease. It allows me to keep all of my course documents, assignments, grades, and everything else that I need in one place. It's also extremely customizable, so I can alter it to fit my needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Blackboard?

I love how everything is easily accessible and has an organized format Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

I dislike that there are not more options for the page layout theme Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are solving how to properly acess grades through this system and our benefits are abundant Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Randy C.
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Counselor
Higher Education
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Blackboard?

Ability to interact with students and colleagues within the system. Use to track grades and assignments. Announcements and submission of assignments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Blackboard?

Very basic. Wish it was more user friendly and intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Blackboard:

We are moving into Canvass in the upcoming school year. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Blackboard solving and how is that benefiting you?

Connections to students. Utilizing existing resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.